Last Day! 2014 Minnesota Fringe Festival Wraps
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So, this is it, folks! Last day of shows, ending in a wild dance party at the Varsity tonight.
It’s the Final Countdown: Last Two Days of the Minnesota Fringe Festival
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And still so many excellent shows to see!! I highly recommend:
Fringe Sampler #3 aka Phillip Low Four Ways, Friday Night, Lots of places
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This schedule is really only for more advanced Fringers. It’s the Fringe equivalent of a Triathlon. Continue Reading
Fringe Sampler #2, Friday Night, Downtown Minneapolis
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Just trust me here. This is your chance to try Fringe without having to think too much or do hours of research on shows. These are all winners. Continue Reading
Stairway to Kevin at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
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Another artist hailing from parts other than Minnesota is Kevin Thornton, bringing us Stairway to Kevin, my favorite in a pretty stellar lineup yesterday (Failure: A Love Story, Green T’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Amateur Hour, all at the Illusion). Continue Reading
Now I See: Could be the Best Show of the Minnesota Fringe Festival
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I received a second-hand compliment on the capris I’m wearing today. They feature a whimsical mouse family. One of the mouse children is holding a balloon that is sailing up toward my crotch. I’m not really a whimsical mouse pant kind of girl, but I am a “Chico’s, brand new with tags now $9 at the thrift store” bargain shopper. I look like I should be teaching Kindergarten. Which would be frightening for everyone involved. Continue Reading
Songs to Hitch Your Trailer To at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
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We’re very lucky to have Paul Strickland back in town. In true wandering troubadour style, he’s currently between homes, living on the road, telling stories, playing his guitar and singing for walking around money. Luckily, he’s very good at what he does. This year he’s peddling Songs to Hitch Your Trailer To, a prequel to last year’s Ain’t True and Uncle False – but since it’s a prequel, it doesn’t matter at all if you didn’t see last year’s show, because it hasn’t happened yet. Truly engaging; one of the top shows in the Fringe: 5-star reviews across the board. Show this out-of-towner some love; you’re actually doing yourself a favor. Find him in the Rarig Arena tonight (Wednesday) at 10, Friday at 8:30 or Saturday at 4. Continue Reading
Fotis Canyon, The Genealogy of Happenstance, and Fiddlestick Conundrum at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
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One of the themes that keeps cropping up in this year’s Fringe is anxiety disorder. The kind that needs medication or other professionally counseled coping techniques to manage. I don’t know if life has become so complicated that more and more people are getting more and more freaked out, or whether we’ve just become more adept at talking about it. Continue Reading
Jumpin’ Jack Kerouac at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
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So much love for Jumpin’ Jack Kerouac at the Rarig Proscenium. So much love. Continue Reading
The Tourist Trap and The Tiger in the Room at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
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A couple observations: if I carry string cheese in a clear Ziploc, by the end of the evening it looks more than a little like I’ve got a baggie full of fingers. Second, the hardest part of writing reviews is finding ways to talk about shows that didn’t really do much for me. Murphy’s Law dictates that those shows will always include people I adore. Continue Reading